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X-WR-CALNAME: The Making of “Canciones de amor y soledad” | COFAC Latin
  American Arts Festival
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DESCRIPTION:Whistling Hens and guest composer Sonia Morales-Matos present a
 n open rehearsal of “Canciones de amor y soledad.” This composition wa
 s commissioned by Whistling Hens and written by Morales-Matos in 2025 for 
 the festival. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the collaborative process as
  the ensemble and composer work together for the first time on the piece b
 efore its premiere on Monday\, October 20\, 2025.\n\nSonia Ivette Morales-
 Matos is a Puerto Rican composer\, performer\, and educator who belongs to
  a family of distinguished musicians. Her compositions explore a wide vari
 ety of styles and genres such as chamber music\, the concerto\, choral mus
 ic\, Latin Jazz\, pop\, sacred and/or contemporary Christian\, and Latin o
 r Tropical music. Whistling Hens® was founded by soprano Jennifer Piazza-
 Pick and clarinetist Natalie Groom to perform and commission music by wome
 n composers to create a financially and artistically equitable future for 
 women in music. Since its founding in 2018\, Whistling Hens has premiered 
 29 pieces and commissioned 14 compositions\, 10 transcriptions\, the Whist
 ling Hens Women Composer Coloring Book\, and inspired 17 dedicated works.\
 n\nEvents are supported in part by the COFAC Diversity & Inclusion Grant\,
  the New Music Ensemble at Towson University and the Maryland State Arts C
 ouncil. Learn more about MSAC’s great work at www.msac.org.  \n\n \n\nSe
 ptember 12 - 24 - Enjoy the College of Liberal Arts Hispanic Heritage Film
  Festival \n\nSunday\, September 21\, 3 p.m. - Música de cámara\n\nSunda
 y\, September 28\, 3 p.m. - Bomba Workshop with Cultura Plenera: Rhythms o
 f Puerto Rico \n\nSunday\, September 28\, 4:30 p.m. - Afro-Puerto Rican So
 unds with Cultura Plenera\n\nWednesday\, October 8\, 8 p.m.  - Deep Listen
 ing: The Story of Pauline Oliveros\n\nWednesday\, October 15\, 8 p.m. - Cl
 arinet Studio Recital: Music by Latin American Composers\n\nSaturday\, Oct
 ober 18\, 3 p.m. - The Making of “Canciones de amor y soledad”\n\nMond
 ay\, October 20\, 6 p.m. – Whistling Hens | Big Crass Monster\n\nTuesday
 \, October 21\, 6 p.m. - Student Composer Works Workshop\n\nWednesday\, Oc
 tober 22\, 2 p.m. - Guest Artist Masterclass with Sonia Morales-Matos\n\nT
 hursday\, October 23\, 6 p.m. - Pre-Concert Talk with Sonia Morales-Matos\
 n\nThursday\, October 23\, 7:30 p.m. - TU Music Ensembles Celebrate Latin 
 America
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LOCATION:Center for the Arts\, CA 3069
SUMMARY: The Making of “Canciones de amor y soledad” | COFAC Latin Amer
 ican Arts Festival
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.towson.edu/event/canciones
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
CATEGORIES:A&C-Music
CATEGORIES:A&C-Free Events
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